What do you consider long hair?

What do you consider long hair?

  • Shoulder Length

    Votes: 82 5.1%

  • Armpit Length

    Votes: 488 30.5%

  • Bra Strap Length

    Votes: 655 41.0%

  • Mid-Back Length

    Votes: 314 19.6%

  • Tailbone Length

    Votes: 59 3.7%
  • Total voters
    1,598
Hair Iam said:
I consider bra strap long hair.


P.S
Please forgive my ignorance , I have used "mid back" in many threads, thinking, it came before bra strap:confused: . I only this day realized mid back is past bra strap:rolleyes: . My goal is bra strap by next December 2007.
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I hear ya. I think my mom believes that, too. She was the main one who was always tripping on my hair back in the day. It wouldn't grow past my shoulders for nothing and it was always flyaway, see-through and thin looking no matter how well I thought I was taking care of it. In March, I went to get my hair pressed and she said to me, "Your hair is in the middle of your back!" I haven't even reached bra-strap length at that time and I still haven't (and won't know for sure until I flat iron in December). She always says that as a teen she had long hair in the middle of her back. I guess that's what she meant by that because she used the same term for me. But because I'm a member of LHCF, I know better.:)
 
KiniKakes said:
I know this topic has been done before in the past, but I did a search and could NOT find the thread anywhere! So i figured it was time for an updated poll!

When you see hair on this forum, and when you see ladies in the street, at what length do you officially say "That woman has long hair"?

I would have to say that I "officially" consider hair long when it is Mid-Back length. However, I have some exceptions: I think it depends on hair texture. For ladies who have thicker/fuller heads of hair, BSL looks very long. But for those who are fine-haired (like myself) BSL doesnt look as long.... and i see it as long once its Mid-Back.

Also, the amount of hair touching this point makes a difference. If your hair grows in a V-shape and only the tip of the V is touching the top of your bra, I dont consider that BSL, and thus I dont consider it "long."

What about you....? And why?

**EDIT** That last poll choice should be Waist Length. I totally forgot about that one and skipped straight to Tailbone. If your answer is WL then please vote Tailbone Length instead.
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I agree..I think BSL length is long from my thick-haired perspective and that's what I voted for.
 
Before I found LHCF- Shoulder length was considered long to me.
After LHCF- Armpit or longer is considered long.
 
MzTami said:
Before I found LHCF- Shoulder length was considered long to me.
After LHCF- Armpit or longer is considered long.
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I agree. I felt the same way. That's why my goal is APL. I have superfine hair. Anything longer than that will be gravy.
 
BSL definitely this is the length that my eyes attach to whoevers hair is that long like glue... I cant take my eyes off if its that long or longer.
 
Confession: Since I have such severe hair anoerexia that I will not wear my hair down, I will NOT consider MY OWN hair long until it hangs at midback length without stretching. Being as it is so curly wavy that will be another 2 years. Now with someone else, I consider their hair long if they are a woman of color if it is one length just going past the shoulders. And if it is superthick....I am like WHOA!!!Go figure. Mahalia.
 
I consider BSL to be long. This lenght catches my eye on a Black woman. And if it is thick and full I cannot take my eyes off.
 
In general I think BSL can be considered long, but I guess "long" is definitely a relative term. People tell me that I have long hair all the time and sometimes I feel bald and it's APL.

I also think we have to consider BSL an equally relative term. After looking through most of the members pic BSL seems to fall somewhere different, thus different hair lengths. I just want my hair to be BSL on me.
 
I never thought my hair was long until it was midback length and got really annoying. Until then I just considered it medium and shoulder length was short.
 
I agree with this. My original goal was APL, but now I'm almost BSL and it still doesn't seem long to me.

testimony777 said:
I voted mid back. The last time this poll went around I voted BSL. But it seems like the longer my hair gets the longer I think hair has to be to be considered long:confused: . I think this is a mild form of hair anorexia:perplexed
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I consider midback length "officially" long. Here and in real life. Also, I have the same standards for all races. None of this "long for a black girl" stuff.
 
I know in my head that the answer is "when it is brastrap", but in my heart I know that I am not fascinated by it unless it is midback, preferrably long enough to cover the boobs. :look:
 
Lovelylocs said:
I know in my head that the answer is "when it is brastrap", but in my heart I know that I am not fascinated by it unless it is midback, preferrably long enough to cover the boobs. :look:
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I think that is what I consider long, too. Long enough to cover the boobs. It will take allllooooot of growing for me to get to that point. I want to be midback, but after I hit that, I think my next goal will be "LETCMB" = "Long Enough To Cover My Boobs"!
 
I just noticed that when I first replied to this, I said BSL. Now I realize that I won't consider my own hair to be long until it's at a full midback length. I think this is because my hair is on the thin side and needs to gain thickness before the length will really show.

But I agree with many of the ladies, full hair at APL looks very long to me. SexyHairFetish is a good example, her hair is very thick and pretty. I was looking at her siggy and thinking, wow her hair has grown so much, and then I realized she was at APL. It's just so full and blunt that it seems much longer.
 
For reg folks, I think I'd say APL, but LHCF has messed my mind up, and so now I'll not see myself as having long hair till I'm BSL :(
 
~Nigeria~ said:
Anything armpit and longer is long hair to me also.
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Me too. Before the board I use to think shoulder lenght was long. APL gets non LHCFers to fawn over your hair. The longer the better. I want to be bra-strap. I believe I have to potential too now since my hair has grown so much.
 
Letitia said:
I voted Bra-Strap but to most people APL is long. I think us LHCFer's have higher expectation. :)
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ITA I think because we see so many heads of long beautiful hair :)


OT: Princess pie your hair color is so pretty in your signature.
 
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